{"id":27814,"date":"2021-12-15T13:45:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T10:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=27814"},"modified":"2021-12-15T18:37:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T15:37:27","slug":"tourism-minister-mugarra-commits-to-resolve-human-wildlife-conflicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/15\/tourism-minister-mugarra-commits-to-resolve-human-wildlife-conflicts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Minister Mugarra Commits To Resolve Human-Wildlife Conflicts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon Martin Mugarra Bahinduka, has vowed to address human &#8211; Wildlife conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hon Mugarra made the promise during his just concluded tour Eastern Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3-day tour in the Mt. Elgon Conservation Area was at finding lasting solutions to the continued Human Wildlife &amp; Land resettlement conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfmT3lWUAICF4--1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfmT3lWUAICF4--1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfmT3lWUAICF4--300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfmT3lWUAICF4--768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfmT3lWUAICF4--1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfmT3lWUAICF4--360x162.jpg 360w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfmT3lWUAICF4-.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong> He noted that Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), has done a lot to protect the Mt. Elgon National Park forests. <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there, He held a number of fruitful engagements with leaders in the Districts of Bukwo, Kween and Kapchorwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), has done a lot to protect the Mt. Elgon National Park forests whose ecological and biodiversity benefits to the entire Mt Elgon region and the Country at large are immeasurable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfkAmgXEAU66RX-1-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfkAmgXEAU66RX-1-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfkAmgXEAU66RX-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfkAmgXEAU66RX-1-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfkAmgXEAU66RX-1-360x162.jpg 360w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FGfkAmgXEAU66RX-1.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cause of human wildlife conflict is said to be human settlement, agricultural expansion, illegal grass collection, over grazing by livestock and deforestation in national park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, local communities disliked wildlife inhabiting in and around their surroundings, leading to the conflicts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon Martin Mugarra Bahinduka, has vowed to address human &#8211; Wildlife conflicts. Hon Mugarra made the promise during his just concluded tour Eastern Uganda. The 3-day tour in the Mt. Elgon Conservation Area was at finding lasting solutions to the continued Human Wildlife &amp; Land resettlement conflicts. 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